Vauxhall TIGRA Owner's Manual page 113

O verrun
The fuel supply is autom atically shut off
during overrun, e.g. when the vehicle is
being driven down long gradients or when
braking. To enable the overrun cut-off to
take effect, do not acc elerate during
overrun and on m anual vehicles, do not
release the clutc h. To prev ent dam age to
the c atalytic converter, overrun cut-off is
tem porarily deactivated when the catalytic
converter tem perature is high.
Vehicles with turbocharged engine
Flow -g enerated noises may be aud ible
if the a ccelerator is released quickly on
account of air flow in the turbocharger.
Eng ine sp eed
Drive in a low engine speed range for each
gear as much as possible.
Wa rming up
Allow the engine to warm up while driving.
Do not warm it up by letting it run at idling
speed. Do not apply full throttle until the
engine has reached operating temp erature.
After a cold start, the Easytronic 3 does
not switch to higher g ears until the speed
increases when it is in automatic m ode.
This allows the ca ta lytic converter to
quic kly reach the temperature that is
required for optim um em ission reduction.
Correct g ear selection
Do not race your engine whilst in neutral or
with a low gear selected. Driv ing too fast
in indiv idua l gea rs as well as stop-a nd-g o
tra ffic increases engine wear a nd fuel
consumption.
Change dow n
When decreasing speed, shift down into
the next lowest gear. Do not slip the clutch
with a high-revving engine. This is
especially important when hill climb ing.
Clutch op era tion
Alw ays dep ress the clutch ped al hard to
the floor to prevent shifting difficulties
and transmission d amage.
When driving do not use the pedal as a foot
rest; this will cause substantial clutch w ear.
Driving an d Operation
C ool ing fan
The cooling fan is controlled v ia a therm o-
switch and therefore only runs if necessa ry .
Pedals
Do not place any ob jects in the foot well
which could slip under the ped als and
inhibit the pedal trav el.
To ensure the pedal travel is uninhibited,
there must be no mats in the area of the
pedals.
Bat tery ca re
When driving slowly or when the vehicle is
stationary, e.g. in slow urban traffic, stop-
and-go traffic or traffic jams, turn off all
unnecessa ry electrical loads where possible
(e. g. hea ted rear window, heated seats).
De-clutch w hen sta rting in order to relieve
the strain on the starter and the ba ttery.
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